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Sonata-Allegro

Owner´s Manual

Summary of Contents for Sonata-Allegro

Page 1: ...Sonata Allegro Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...ape Collection 5 Design Principles 5 Exterior Design 7 Manufacture and Assembly 8 Using Your Gryphon 8 AC Voltage 8 Burn in and Warm up 9 Placement 9 Balanced Connections 9 Choice of Cables 9 Care and...

Page 3: ...o analyze the essential nature of the live music experience For us an aware ness of soundstaging ambience and concert hall dimensions are necessary components Dynamics and an unambiguous sense of inst...

Page 4: ...rom a one off spare time project developed only for the designers own home systems Although the Gryphon project was initially strictly a hobby not an actively pursued commercial venture demand generat...

Page 5: ...brary of more than 1 000 original master tapes of recordings made during the Golden Age of studio engineer ing from 1956 1976 Unlike conventional commercial releases our master tapes cap ture the dyna...

Page 6: ...gh slew rate essential to the realistic handling of the ultra fast transients which routinely occur in live music and is crucial in recreating the natu ral decay of musical instruments Wide bandwidth...

Page 7: ...ly for Gryphon Because what is left out is just as important as what goes in an absolute minimum of internal wiring is included By lavishing attention on each aspect of the circuit and fully understan...

Page 8: ...pre inspec tion of components Chassis parts are manufactured by a specialist chosen solely for the outstanding quality of workman ship In every aspect of every Gryphon product the same stringent stan...

Page 9: ...and possible limitations of the other components in your system as well as those of the interconnects and loudspeaker cables used to connect your sys tem Wiring should never be utilized as equalizers...

Page 10: ...issing or dam aged please contact your Gryphon dealer immediately Installation In order to minimize any possi ble risk of electrical interfer ence do not place the preampli fier directly above or belo...

Page 11: ...tion of Class A bias to the socket marked BIAS CONTROL on the preamplifier and on the power amplifier See menu functions Front panel and remote functions The level selected using VOL UME Up and Down i...

Page 12: ...Input Up or Down to go to the next function which you wish to change When all func tions have been correctly adjusted press Input Up or Down until Save appears in the display After a few seconds all...

Page 13: ...er and loudspeakers from expensive accidents 3 Start Up Level In Menu mode press Input Up or Down until Lon is shown in the display You may now select and store in memory a default volume level which...

Page 14: ...and 44 bias will automatically switch to 50 75 or 100 Class A Bias setting depends on volume level and whether you select High or Low as shown in the following table Bias Low High 50 0 10 0 16 75 11...

Page 15: ...l be repaired or replaced at no charge for parts and labor This warranty remains valid only if the serial number of the unit has not been defaced or removed and if repairs are per formed only by autho...

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